Actually, it was no vacation at all-- I was in Saratoga Springs NY to do a video for a gypsy swing band called the CC Vagabonds... so then during a break I wandered over to Caffe Lena to say hello, and Sarah the director insisted I come back to catch Ariana Gillis... "I think you'll like it," she understated the case dramatically.

Isn't that the way they say it goes? In the midst of everything, you take some innocent off-ramp... and you stumble upon solid gold mind-bending amazing artistry?